Q: Is 42,010,218 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,010,218 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,010,218 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 42010218 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 283 566 849 1,698 2,547 2,749 5,094 5,498 7,641 8,247 15,282 16,494 24,741 49,482 74,223 148,446 777,967 1,555,934 2,333,901 4,667,802 7,001,703 14,003,406 21,005,109 and 42,010,218, with no remainder.

Since 42,010,218 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,010,218, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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